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. >>> meanwhile, the obama administration met its self-imposed deadline to have the government website back on track and running smoothly for the vast majority of users next month, but despite that, there are numbers still plaguing the use a useers. >> reporter: jakim says it has been a lot easier to enroll people for the health care insurance than last month. >> a couple of weeks ago you couldn't do anything. >> reporter: last week he was able to help people apply and shop all in one sitting. >> people came in, and in half an hour, they found insurance. >> reporter: not so today. although the obama administration says it more than doubled the capacity of the insurance marketplace to handle 50,000 users at a time, after five weeks of trouble shooting. by late are morning, more than 375,000 people had gone into the site, landing in a virtual waiting room that holds their place in an on-line queue. but if the front end remains slow, the insurers say the big problem is the back end of the marketplace, the actual planned enrollment system continues to generate faulty information. >> the he
. >>> meanwhile, the obama administration met its self-imposed deadline to have the government website back on track and running smoothly for the vast majority of users next month, but despite that, there are numbers still plaguing the use a useers. >> reporter: jakim says it has been a lot easier to enroll people for the health care insurance than last month. >> a couple of weeks ago you couldn't do anything. >> reporter: last week he was able to help people apply...
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of able. >> obama care doesn't cover babies? is that true or false? false. it turns out the reason this particular dad did not get coverage for his baby is he forgot to list the baby when he signed up for insurance. quoting capitol, new york, the mixup appears to be routed in the dad's application, which originally listed three of his children when he has four. when the clerical error was discovered, it was fixed, except by john boehner, who is still pedaling the story as true. i'm not sure i expect fox news to correct the story, but don't you expect the speaker of the house to? next up, true or false -- that was amazing. sorry. the desk like ate it. true or false, president obama is closing the u.s. embassy at the vatican? from the conservative washington times newspaper, obama's call to close vatican embassy is slap in the face to roman catholics. they say obama insults catholics in vatican embassy shutdown. jeb bush said hopefully it's not retribution for catholics opposing health care. they called it just the latest anti-rel
of able. >> obama care doesn't cover babies? is that true or false? false. it turns out the reason this particular dad did not get coverage for his baby is he forgot to list the baby when he signed up for insurance. quoting capitol, new york, the mixup appears to be routed in the dad's application, which originally listed three of his children when he has four. when the clerical error was discovered, it was fixed, except by john boehner, who is still pedaling the story as true. i'm not...
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moving on to the longer view of president obama's eight years in office, "the national journal" has a recent headline. quotes the gallup news editor about approval ratings. where does the president stand on this issue of trustworthiness, and if that is a bigger problem than job approval right now? the start of his administration, this president made transparency and trustworthiness an essential part of his brand. he contrasted himself from the previous administration, weapons iraq thatstruction in did not appear. he said he was not going to be that kind of president, that he would be honest. his approval ratings were low, his trustworthiness was high, and that buoyed him in times when approval ratings were low. this year, because of things like you could keep your insurance plan, the nsa taken a hugeit has blow and has been hard to get back. without credibility, you have a hard time selling a plan that the iran nuclear freeze to a skeptical congress and to an increasingly skeptical congress. whites what worries the house more than others. host: the latest polling numbers on obama's tr
moving on to the longer view of president obama's eight years in office, "the national journal" has a recent headline. quotes the gallup news editor about approval ratings. where does the president stand on this issue of trustworthiness, and if that is a bigger problem than job approval right now? the start of his administration, this president made transparency and trustworthiness an essential part of his brand. he contrasted himself from the previous administration, weapons iraq...
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the 69-year-old was born in kenya but has lived in the u.s. since 1963. he ignored a deportation order in 1962. obama is half brother to the president's late father. >>> a california couple said the late actor paul walker anonymously bought them an engagement ring. christa and kyle were shopping for an engagement ring in a jewelry store. kyle was in between tours of duty in iraq. he struck up a conversation with unknowingly paul walker. a saleswoman from the store called them back. >> one of the ladies came out holding bag and just simply said, here's your ring. and i -- i think both of our mouths dropped. >> the ring was $9,000. the couple asked who purchased it, but the saleswoman wouldn't say. on monday their suspicion that walker bought the ring was confirmed when the owner of the jewelry store came forward. walker died in a single-car crash in southern california last weekend. >>> an ornate dress worn by princess diana sold for $167,000 at auction. the white organza and satin gown has sequins, rhinestones, and pearl beads. it comes with a matching he
the 69-year-old was born in kenya but has lived in the u.s. since 1963. he ignored a deportation order in 1962. obama is half brother to the president's late father. >>> a california couple said the late actor paul walker anonymously bought them an engagement ring. christa and kyle were shopping for an engagement ring in a jewelry store. kyle was in between tours of duty in iraq. he struck up a conversation with unknowingly paul walker. a saleswoman from the store called them back....
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. >>> president obama and the first lady will travel to south africa to attend a memorial for nelson mandela on tuesday. as tina krause reports, huge crowds are paying tribute round the clock to the man who changed the destiny of that nation. >> reporter: south africans celebrated nelson mandela's life into the night. paying tribute to their country's first black president. ♪ earlier in the day, mandela's grandchildren met with well wishers who shared flowers and memories of the man they call the father of their nation. he is -- >> as far as i'm concerned will always be the greatest man that -- ever lived. and i love him and may he rest in peace. >> reporter: paying their respects and the crowds will only get bigger throughout the week as the official memorial begins. children in man deal dell la's former home danced to celebrate his life. on tuesday, the township will host a memorial service at a soccer stadium where up to 100,000 people are expected. world leaders are headed to south africa to honor the antiapartheid leaders who spent 27 years in prison. he was a fellow inmate at
. >>> president obama and the first lady will travel to south africa to attend a memorial for nelson mandela on tuesday. as tina krause reports, huge crowds are paying tribute round the clock to the man who changed the destiny of that nation. >> reporter: south africans celebrated nelson mandela's life into the night. paying tribute to their country's first black president. ♪ earlier in the day, mandela's grandchildren met with well wishers who shared flowers and memories of...
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doctors say his death was due to exposure to chemicals during his years of service. he is one of three who have died from this rare cancer. two others have been diagnose with the same disease. >>> president obama launched a new campaign encouraging people to sign for coverage under the affordable health care act. the president said problems with the government website have now been fixed and the overwhelming number of people using it to register are getting good service. >> whatever comes up, we will fix it because we know that the ultimate goal, the ultimate aim is to make sure people have basic security and the foundation for the gad health that they need. >> the president -- good health they need. >> the president promised to make the new health care law work even if it took the next three years of his epidemic presidency. >> the republican chairman of the house oversight committee sent letters to 15 insurance giants asking about policy changes after the affordable care act was implemented. one of those companies is blue shield of california which says it will res
doctors say his death was due to exposure to chemicals during his years of service. he is one of three who have died from this rare cancer. two others have been diagnose with the same disease. >>> president obama launched a new campaign encouraging people to sign for coverage under the affordable health care act. the president said problems with the government website have now been fixed and the overwhelming number of people using it to register are getting good service. >>...
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they've used the defense bill every year since 2009 to stop president obama from transferring guantanamo prisoners to their home countries, even if they have been cleared for release. but now, tonight, republicans and democrats in the house and the senate say the new defense bill for this year will start to drop those restrictions, finally. so the obama administration will finally be able to start sending home some of the dozens of guantanamo prisoners who are cleared for release, who have only had congress standing in the way. that is the plan, at least, the vote should be tomorrow. snow permitting. >>> okay, finally, this is the best one. is it true or is it false that the american singer who is a new international superstar in classical arabic singing does not speak arabic? here she is singing what i am told is a near-perfect rendition of a famous arabic love song. ♪ >> that is jennifer grout, a 23-year-old woman from boston, singing a classical love song on "arab's got talent," a competition airing out of beirut. but is it true or false that this u.s. superstar in classical arabic
they've used the defense bill every year since 2009 to stop president obama from transferring guantanamo prisoners to their home countries, even if they have been cleared for release. but now, tonight, republicans and democrats in the house and the senate say the new defense bill for this year will start to drop those restrictions, finally. so the obama administration will finally be able to start sending home some of the dozens of guantanamo prisoners who are cleared for release, who have only...
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call to christmas this year. >>> the next the obama care debate continues and we'll tell you what is likely to hurt you the most. and watters is going to canada to find out about their health care system. [ male announcer ] has your phone turned you into a control freak? like, scoring the perfect table? ♪ or getting a better seat? ♪ or let's say there's an accident. if you he esurance, you can use their mobile app to start a claim... upload a few photos... anget your money fast. maybe that doesn't make you a control freak. more like a control enthusiast. esurance. insurance for the modern world. now backed by allstate. click or call. >>> will there be a doctor shortage in america? from the beginning of the obama care debate i've been telling you it's not the cost of the health insurance that will be the main problem. yes, the cost is going to go higher for working americans, no question, but it is access to doctors that will vex americans in the future. in the next five weeks millions of americans will be added to the medicaid rolls. next year the congressional budget office pred
call to christmas this year. >>> the next the obama care debate continues and we'll tell you what is likely to hurt you the most. and watters is going to canada to find out about their health care system. [ male announcer ] has your phone turned you into a control freak? like, scoring the perfect table? ♪ or getting a better seat? ♪ or let's say there's an accident. if you he esurance, you can use their mobile app to start a claim... upload a few photos... anget your money fast....
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now, president obama made a statement several years ago and said that the most likely scenario, and i quote that we would have to guard against the lone wolf operation rather than a well coordinated terrorist attack. the number on the agenda, but today obviously the top security concern is the iran nuclear constraint and the geneva deal and we would have to focus attention on this issue as well. the question arises whether there is a connection between the levels and the weapons of mass distraction, and we are going to discuss that also today. now, again, academically, as indicated, we try to fashion many of the issues which relate also to the lone wolf. today, it happens that this is the anniversary of the assassination of jfk, and in fact exactly 50 years ago the state funeral took place. i am mentioning this because even the assassination of jfk is a big question in terms of the involvement of dealing with a lone wolf or maybe a member of some sort of a conspiracy. but we also mentioned that today, the month of november we have to remember some other effects which relate to the lon
now, president obama made a statement several years ago and said that the most likely scenario, and i quote that we would have to guard against the lone wolf operation rather than a well coordinated terrorist attack. the number on the agenda, but today obviously the top security concern is the iran nuclear constraint and the geneva deal and we would have to focus attention on this issue as well. the question arises whether there is a connection between the levels and the weapons of mass...
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as you know, ashleigh, and our viewers remember, president obama took office five years ago, anxious to improve relations with cuba and a bunch of other countries around the world but he's been frustrated at improving u.s./cuban relations. there has been modest easing of travel restrictions, things like that, but until alan gross is removed no desire in the obama administration, not much in congress to make any significant improvement, so i think the ball is clearly in havana's court right now if raul castro follows up with the release of alan gross, that would be a significant gesture on the part of the cubans and presumably it would be followed up by the president with some further at least modest improvements in relations. >> when you're already called aggressive relations, aggressions against cuba. let me move on to the president's tribute. last week he made the tribute to nelson mandela very personal and did so again today. let's have a quick listen. >> over 30 years ago, while still a student, i learned of nelson mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land and
as you know, ashleigh, and our viewers remember, president obama took office five years ago, anxious to improve relations with cuba and a bunch of other countries around the world but he's been frustrated at improving u.s./cuban relations. there has been modest easing of travel restrictions, things like that, but until alan gross is removed no desire in the obama administration, not much in congress to make any significant improvement, so i think the ball is clearly in havana's court right now...
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. >>> next on the rundown, the obama care debate continues. we'll tell you what is likely to hurt you the most. >>> and watters going up to canada to find out how their government-run health care system is working. "the factor" will be right back. >>> impact segment tonight. will there be a doctor shortage in america? from the beginning of the obama care debate, i've been telling you it's not the cost of the health insurance that will be the main problem. yes, the cost is going to go higher for working americans. no question. but it is access to doctors that will vex americans in the future. in the next five weeks, millions of americans will be added to the medicaid roles. and the next year the congressional budget office predicts that nine million more people will be receiving medicaid. just 69% of american doctors accept medicaid now. and that number may go lower as government payments drop. so you can see if millions are added to the medicaid roles and two-thirds of american doctors accept those patients, the lines are going to be all over
. >>> next on the rundown, the obama care debate continues. we'll tell you what is likely to hurt you the most. >>> and watters going up to canada to find out how their government-run health care system is working. "the factor" will be right back. >>> impact segment tonight. will there be a doctor shortage in america? from the beginning of the obama care debate, i've been telling you it's not the cost of the health insurance that will be the main problem....
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very similar to what president obama is claiming, the right of the game to essentially stand above the law to reform the law to the kings views. i'm not saying that president obama is a monarch but that was the issue that gave the impetus to this clause, in my view. the language did not change very much. later, people like benjamin -- the dispensing power of the president. he wrote a very good paper about when the president can refuse to enforce laws. he basically said he could only be done -- they could only be done when there's intrusion upon executive power. by the way, that's was involved in the myers case we talked about, referred to earlier. or if it was clearly unconstitutional, and that second issue, established had to be very, very clear so the president does not exercise that authority. this is a i would respond. we don't have to hyperventilate to look any problem and take it is not about who the president it today or what he's trying to achieve. what is lacking from the other side is any notion of what the world will look like in a tripartite system if the president can lite
very similar to what president obama is claiming, the right of the game to essentially stand above the law to reform the law to the kings views. i'm not saying that president obama is a monarch but that was the issue that gave the impetus to this clause, in my view. the language did not change very much. later, people like benjamin -- the dispensing power of the president. he wrote a very good paper about when the president can refuse to enforce laws. he basically said he could only be done --...
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have wasted several trillion dollars in the last few years. they are looking at taking away things like pensions from the military, a terrible idea. there are better places to deal with money. if you have someone like myself who has been employed too much and who did not even get to finish or take the last extension because, allegedly, employment got better and congress did not have to go for it. -- to vote for it. i would just like the last extension they told me i would get and then they turned around ad nine i -- and denied it year ago. i have borrowed a lot of money. i did not have jobs in the last year. has beensomebody who on unemployment insurance, do you have a reaction to senator rand paul's statements on sunday in which he said unemployment folks fromiscourages finding a job? caller: i like rand paul and i agree with a lot of what he says. it may be true for a lot of people. it is not across the board. it is painting with a wide brush. is a connection there. but you have to consider certain things. i am 61 years old. i work oil maker
have wasted several trillion dollars in the last few years. they are looking at taking away things like pensions from the military, a terrible idea. there are better places to deal with money. if you have someone like myself who has been employed too much and who did not even get to finish or take the last extension because, allegedly, employment got better and congress did not have to go for it. -- to vote for it. i would just like the last extension they told me i would get and then they...
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here's some of what president obama had to say. >>: like dr. king he gave his voice for the claims of the of rest. he would endorse imprisonment that began in the time of the kennedy. a reach the final days of world war. emerging from prison he would like abraham lincoln hold his temper together when it is expected to break apart. unlike america's founding fathers he brought to a constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations. sally some controversy at the events. -judge sadly. -- sadly. it into the remainder of the speech and more details at kron4 dot com. the ecology recycling a warehouse has caught fire. kron4's yoli a service is there with an update. >>: firefighters are still on site but it's a lot better than it was before. the fire is almost completely out it was about to light last night around a 30 when this fire and broke out. let's show you some video of last night. firefighters responded to an alarm. it was that warehouse i'm showing you earlier. they can do within the warehouse for it and never spread outside. it w
here's some of what president obama had to say. >>: like dr. king he gave his voice for the claims of the of rest. he would endorse imprisonment that began in the time of the kennedy. a reach the final days of world war. emerging from prison he would like abraham lincoln hold his temper together when it is expected to break apart. unlike america's founding fathers he brought to a constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations. sally some controversy at the events. -judge...
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two years in office. let's bring in juan williams, our fox news political analyst. the first question for you juan, what do you think about his op-ed there? >> i think that is on target, jon. i mean look, right now as doyle points out, republicans have focused on obamacare. they have 80 plus percent of republicans unified behind opposition to obamacare. as you know, there are a lots of disputes within the party on lots of social issues, budget, all that, but not when it comes to obamacare. so now, they're trying to expand that to independents. again, when you look at the poll numbers, independents not sold. very much in fact dissuade by the president's performance in the rollout of the websites. so he lost among independents. he is losing some among democrats. and that's where republicans see an opportunity. jon: i want to take a look at the numbers. we'll get those up here shortly but the department of health and human services back in september put out an estimate of where they thought they would be in
two years in office. let's bring in juan williams, our fox news political analyst. the first question for you juan, what do you think about his op-ed there? >> i think that is on target, jon. i mean look, right now as doyle points out, republicans have focused on obamacare. they have 80 plus percent of republicans unified behind opposition to obamacare. as you know, there are a lots of disputes within the party on lots of social issues, budget, all that, but not when it comes to...
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ago. >>> an american sentenced to 15 years in a cuban prison makes a direct appeal to president obama. today, marking four years since allen gross was arrested for bringing banned communications equipment into china as part of a state department program to increase internet access. now in a letter to the president, gross says he feels as though the government abandoned him and he believes only president obama's intervention can get him home. >>> all right, kate, fascinating research. indra, pay attention. for the first time shows how different men and women's brains are. it's science, people. scientists scanned the brains of more than 900 young men and women and confirmed something that many of us ladies have suspected. our brains are hardwired to multitask. gentlemen, we love you. your brains are better at focusing on single, complex tasks. >> by fixing what women multitask on. >> left and right brains are much better connected. i'll say it again. left and right brains in women are much better connected. men have more intense activity in individual sections of the brain. i could make
ago. >>> an american sentenced to 15 years in a cuban prison makes a direct appeal to president obama. today, marking four years since allen gross was arrested for bringing banned communications equipment into china as part of a state department program to increase internet access. now in a letter to the president, gross says he feels as though the government abandoned him and he believes only president obama's intervention can get him home. >>> all right, kate, fascinating...
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year. experts say yesterday may have been the heaviest online shopping day in history. possibly drawing in more than $2 billion in sales. estimates project more than 130 million americans would go online to cash in on holiday sales. >> from the desert sun, applebies will place tablets on all their table. it won't replace servers. customers can order additional food, pay bills or play game. >> will they have nutritional information. >> i love applebies. >> now in the event you may have forgotten your own screen so you can have no human contact applebys is there. >> they are expected to roll out 100,000 tablets to 2,000 restaurants. >> julie has been sitting here patiently. the ceo of politico. >> how was the roll out? >> amazing. you go the site launch. capit capitalnewyork.com. >> that's the most wisconsin thing you've ever said. >> let's talk business. after two months of battling negative headlines white house is looking to turn the page on obama care. today the president kicks off a new
year. experts say yesterday may have been the heaviest online shopping day in history. possibly drawing in more than $2 billion in sales. estimates project more than 130 million americans would go online to cash in on holiday sales. >> from the desert sun, applebies will place tablets on all their table. it won't replace servers. customers can order additional food, pay bills or play game. >> will they have nutritional information. >> i love applebies. >> now in the...
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administration tried to hide another unilateral, one-year delay of obama care. just like in july right before the independence day holiday, the administration tried to hide the one-year delay of the business mandate. president obama and others have tried to hide what they knew about the website problems well before the website launch. the administration tries to continue to hide problems on the back end of the website that deliver information and payments to insurers often as we now know incorrectly. the administration has tried to hide the security problems that exist with the website that one official called limitless prior to the website's launch. the president and house democrats tried to hide for years that millions of americans would lose the coverage that they like. the president and house democrats tried to hide for years that many americans will now lose access to the doctors, the pediatricians and perhaps even the hospitals that they choose. at this point, one has to ask, what else are they hiding? you know, while the white house wants to claim that th
administration tried to hide another unilateral, one-year delay of obama care. just like in july right before the independence day holiday, the administration tried to hide the one-year delay of the business mandate. president obama and others have tried to hide what they knew about the website problems well before the website launch. the administration tries to continue to hide problems on the back end of the website that deliver information and payments to insurers often as we now know...
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the obama administration dropping a bombshell. thousands of americans who recently signed up for insurance may be left without coverage right before the new year and the federal government hasn't told them. we'll tell you the details. >>> and, guys, one of my favorite stories, ever. uh-oh spa getios. the company tweeting out this picture as a tribute to pearl harbor. what was meant as an honor was inappropriate. you have to read the spaghettios headline. >>> "fox & friends" begins right now. >>> and "fox & friends," welcome. the popular show. >> we think it is. >> "fox & friends" christmas party, we'll share photos from that yesterday. >> we shut down the bowling lane yesterday. most of our crew did pretty well, and a segment on how it is the holiday christmas party. i. a lot of folks will wind up going to work hungover. tips how to beat the hangover. >> tips, fake it until you make it. >> that's what i'm doing right now. >> don't announce that. >>> and while you were sleeping, american war veteran captured in north korea over a m
the obama administration dropping a bombshell. thousands of americans who recently signed up for insurance may be left without coverage right before the new year and the federal government hasn't told them. we'll tell you the details. >>> and, guys, one of my favorite stories, ever. uh-oh spa getios. the company tweeting out this picture as a tribute to pearl harbor. what was meant as an honor was inappropriate. you have to read the spaghettios headline. >>> "fox &...
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over the last three years, president obama has signed for mage -- four major sanctions bills into law. this has made it difficult for iran to sell its oil on the global markets, cut off tour on from the international financial system, and limited access to hard currency. ago, thanks to sustained efforts by congress and the administration, the iranians admitted that the sanctions are hurting them badly. for the first time, he started talking about the specifics of a negotiated settlement to curtail their program. snow, the p5 plus an agreement with iran at the end of november. a want to commend you with your personal efforts to secure this deal. it makes me tired watching your travel back and forth across the atlantic and around the world. having said that, i want to make it clear that i have serious reservations about the agreement. first and foremost, it seems to me at a minimum it should have required iran to suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by six separate you in securities separatens -- six security resolutions. we are six months while talking, i ran in my estimation should
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the obama administration recognizes this as well, which is why it proposed the first federally sponsored status vote in puerto rico's history to resolve the issue once and for all. and finally, members of congress, from both bodies, comprehend this which is why 125 of them have co-sponsored legislation i introduced that provides for an up or down vote in puerto rico on the territory's admission as a state and outlines the steps the federal government will take if a majority of voters favor admission. there are many reasons to oppose puerto rico's territory status, which is unequal, undemocratic and un-american. one of the most important reasons why puerto rico must discard this status in favor of either statehood or nationhood is because the current status has failed and will continue to fail to provide the island's 3.6 million american citizens with the economic opportunities and the quality of life they deserve. those who refuse to acknowledge this fundamental truth for ideological reasons are doing a great disservice to the people of puerto rico. they are on the wrong side of history.
the obama administration recognizes this as well, which is why it proposed the first federally sponsored status vote in puerto rico's history to resolve the issue once and for all. and finally, members of congress, from both bodies, comprehend this which is why 125 of them have co-sponsored legislation i introduced that provides for an up or down vote in puerto rico on the territory's admission as a state and outlines the steps the federal government will take if a majority of voters favor...